Liu Xuan, gold medallist at the 2000 Olympic Games, is chosen as image representative by the World Gold Council (WGC).
Liu Xuan started her gym training in 1984 and joined the Hunan provincial team at the age of eight, the national team at 13. Liu Xuan is one of the top members of the National Women's Gymnastics Team during its heyday in the 1990s. As the saying goes, "Great minds mature slowly", Liu Xuan is this type of person who won her first championship of individual event in World Cup as late as 1998. In 1999, she attained a gold medal of individual event in World Championship. Liu Xuan is a graceful, quiet and vigorous girl. She is thoughtful in training, harmonious in movement, besides, she enjoys a combination of power and pliancy. Her motto is "Defeat oneself before defeating others".
Honor:
1992, champion, national competition
1993, women's team title, the 7th National Games
1994, women's team champion and runner-up of uneven bars, Asian Games
1995, women's team runner-up, World Championship
1996, third place of balance beam, World Cup
1996, fourth place of women's team, Olympic Games
1997, third place of women's team, World Championship
1998, championship of balance beam and third place of uneven bars, World Cup
1999, championship of balance beam, Tianjin World Championship
May, 2000, championship of balance beam and runner-up of all-round, National Championship finals.
The World Gold Council, an association of the world's leading gold producers dedicated to the promotion of gold.
The World Gold Council is a non-profit association of the world's leading gold producers, established to promote the use of gold. With headquarters in Geneva, the Council is represented by a network of offices in the major centers of gold demand around the world and its promotional activities cover markets representing some three quarters of the world's annual consumption of gold.
(china.org.cn December 20, 2001)
